狗腿
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[edit]dog | leg | ||
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trad. (狗腿) | 狗 | 腿 | |
simp. #(狗腿) | 狗 | 腿 | |
Literally: “dog leg”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˇ ㄊㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gǒutuěi
- Wade–Giles: kou3-tʻui3
- Yale: gǒu-twěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gooutoei
- Palladius: гоутуй (goutuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gau2 teoi2
- Yale: gáu téui
- Cantonese Pinyin: gau2 toey2
- Guangdong Romanization: geo2 têu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐu̯³⁵ tʰɵy̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]狗腿
- (figurative, politics, derogatory) running dog; lackey; cat's paw; person subservient to counterrevolutionary or evil interests